Disclaimer: I do not own A Certain Magical Index or any of its characters

"Hey, can you walk?" Nora and Touma were in the back alleys of District 7.

"Urk, that last attack got me good but nothing a trip to the hospital can't fix after that I should be fine." Touma chuckled but soon he went silent.

"Hm? What's wrong?"

"My dorm…" Remembering what happened to his dorm room he collapsed to his knees. "Gyaaah! Where the hell am I supposed to live!? Wait doesn't that mean Index and I are going to be homeless!?"

Now that he thought about where was Index? Touma pulled himself to his feet and started calling her, but she didn't answer.

"Don't tell me she got caught up in this?"

"Do you mean that nun?"

Touma looked up at him in surprise.

"Don't worry she's with a colleague right now."

"Colleague? Who are you exactly?"

"I'm just a concerned citizen passing by." Nora grinned.

In a family restaurant.

"Thank you for the meal!" Index sat in front of a large buffet. She scarfed down the food with her bottomless appetite. "By the way, why did you buy me all this food miss?"

A girl with dirty blonde hair sat in the opposite seat from her. "You looked hungry."

"My name is Index Loburium prohibitum, but you can just call me Index." Index introduced.

"…Kate." She looked and sounded monotone. Her phone started ringing. She picked it up without changing expression. "Hello…yes…right…will do." After a few moments, she hung up. "We should get going."

"? Where are we going?"

"I just gave them a call; we should get going now, Touma."

"Where are we going?"

"To where the fight started, of course!"

Touma and Satoru left the alleyway and on the way they both stopped by a convenience store again because his previous groceries were caught up in the explosion earlier.

As they walked past his dorm. Touma spotted multiple fire trucks putting out the flames of his dorm, anti-skill vans and a crowd of people watching. He dropped down to his knees. He let out a defeated sigh at the sight of this.

"She didn't hold back at all, huh."

"Tooouuumaaa!"

Touma felt the hairs stand on end, the malice was permeating the air. "I-Index!? Listen before you jump attack let me explain myself first!" The nun leaped onto his fang's beard. " Such misfortune!"

"Now, now let's all calm down. Thanks for looking after Kate."

"It's no problem any way I should get going." Kate turned to walk away.

"Kate thank you for the food, let's meet again soon!" Index said as she waved her off.

"…maybe." She continued walking soon leaving their view.

"Well seeing as you have nowhere else to live why don't you stay at my place for now."

"Are you sure?" Touma questioned.

"Thank you, mister may the lord bless you for this kind act."

Nora smiled at the two of them and after a few minutes, they made their way to a high-rise apartment complex. It was 70 stories high.

"W-woah..."

"Touma, are we going to live in this building?" They were both in awe.

The group made their way to the 20th floor.

Waking up the next day Touma looked around the unfamiliar room and remembered he was in Akari's. He recalled the events of his dorm blowing up, getting attacked by Tia, and meeting Nora.

He pulled himself out of bed, entered the living room, and saw Index watching TV.

"Where's Kudou?"

"Oh, he went out saying he had to take care of something, he also said we could take whatever we want for breakfast."

"I see." Touma looked at the phone and noticed he had several messages and missed calls.

[Kami-yan! Why was your dorm on fire!]

[Hey idiot! What happened? Where are you?]

[Touma-chan please reply if you're okay!]

"This going to be a pain to deal with." He let out a sigh. "Such misfortune."

"Touma isn't it time for you to start heading to school."

"That's right!"

Touma quickly cooked some breakfast like omelet rolls and sausages.

"Okay Index I'll be leaving and if you see Kudou tell him I said thanks".

"Will do!

Touma rushed to the school and by some miracle, he made it on time. As he entered the classroom he was surrounded by his classmates and bombarded by questions.

"Why was your dorm on fire?"

"Where are you living now?"

"Don't tell me you're living on the street?"

"I bet he's living with a hot middle-aged woman who picked him off the streets!"

"Die a 100 times you bastard."

"Kyaaa! So scandalous."

As his classmates hounded him for answers and started making up stories of what happened a small pink-haired teacher walked into the class. Her name was Tsukuyomi Komoe.

"Now, now everyone what's the commotion?" Komoe noticed Touma and a happy expression spread on her face." Kamijou you're okay!"

"Thanks for worrying Komoe-sensei."

"If you don't have a place to live you can stay with me."

"Oh, you don't have to worry about that a friend of mine is letting me stay at their place."

"That's good to hear."

Touma made his way to his desk by the window and let out a sigh. Someone suddenly put him in a headlock. It was my friend Tsuchimikado Motoharu, he was a boy with blonde hair and wore shades.

"Kami-yan I heard you living with an older woman! You bastard!"

"Tsuchimikado! You know that's not true!"

"How are we supposed to believe you when you infect every female you meet with that damn Kami disease!" Aogami Peirce his other friend with blue hair and thin eyes.

"Piss off you bastards!"

"Okay, students I have two major announcements to make I hope you're all excited!" Komoe spoke with great enthusiasm. "We'll be having a new student join us today!"

"A transfer student?"

"Is it a girl? Please be a girl!"

"If it's a guy I hope he's good-looking."

"Let's all calm down now." Komoe calmed the rowdy class down." As for them being a boy or a girl? Sorry boys unfortunately for you there is a guy but please don't let that stop you from being friends with them."

Despite the boys' complaints of them not being a girl, they chose to albeit reluctantly listen to the adorable teacher.

"Okay, you can come in now and introduce yourselves!"

The classroom door opened and in walked a handsome dark-haired boy.

"My name is Kudou Nora, I'm a level 4 esper please treat me well."

The boys clapped in frustration while the girls looked very excited about the new addition to the classroom. Nora looked around the classroom and spotted Touma. A grin spread across his face.

"Hey, Touma, you're also in this class? By the way, I hope you slept well last night."

The class immediately turned their direction to Touma with stunned expressions. Touma sat awkwardly with his classmates questioning each other on what Nora meant by that statement. Before any weird rumors could spread Touma decided to speak up.

"He's the person that I'm living with right now!"

"That's right. You could say we're roommates until his plates get patched up." Nora added.

"Some of the students started asking questions. "How do you guys know each other?"

"Well, he saved my life when I was in a pinch." Touma awkwardly smiled.

"That's right after we passionately embraced each other."

"That's not true he just helped me up that's all!"

Despite him trying to clear up the misunderstanding this only led to his classmates asking more questions which lasted until lunch break.

To be continued...